Top earner at WIU brought home $306K in 2016

President Jackie Thomas was the highest-earning individual at Western Illinois University in 2016, with total compensation reaching $254,923 according to a West Central Reporter analysis of Illinois Board of Higher Education data.

The 100 highest-earning administrators and faculty members were paid a total of $13,629,702.11 in 2016.

Provost and Academic Vice President Kathleen Neumann was the second-highest earning individual, with $180,522 in 2016, followed by Director of the Engineering Program William Pratt ($166,092), Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joseph Rives ($165,490), and Dean of the College of Business and Technology William Bailey ($161,304).

The following table list the top 100 salary earners at WIU.

Name

Title

Position

Base Salary

Additional Salary

Total Compensation

JACKIE THOMAS

President

$254,923.00

$0.00

$254,923.00

KATHLEEN NEUMANN

PROVOST AND ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT

Vice President

$180,522.00

$0.00

$180,522.00

WILLIAM F. PRATT

DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Professor

$166,092.00

$0.00

$166,092.00

JOSEPH RIVES

VICE PRESIDENT FOR QUAD CITIES AND PLANNING

Vice President

$165,490.00

$0.00

$165,490.00

WILLIAM C. BAILEY

DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Other Administrator

$161,304.00

$0.00

$161,304.00

WILLIAM T. CLOW

DEAN, COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

Other Administrator

$158,364.00

$0.00

$158,364.00

CHARLES R. PRYOR

Associate Professor

$137,736.00

$18,223.00

$155,959.00

SUSAN MARTINELLI

DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Other Administrator

$154,488.00

$0.00

$154,488.00

ROGER C. VIADERO JR

DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Unit Director

$152,196.00

$0.00

$152,196.00

CRAIG A. CONRAD

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF MANAGEMENT

Professor

$150,624.00

$0.00

$150,624.00

BRADLEY LEE BAINTER

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES

Vice President

$150,303.00

$0.00

$150,303.00

ERSKINE R. SMITH

DEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES

Other Administrator

$150,000.00

$0.00

$150,000.00

JAMES T. KENNY

Professor

$134,982.00

$14,767.00

$149,749.00

SARA DENISE SIMONSON

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Professor

$133,551.00

$15,844.97

$149,395.97

GREGG S. WOODRUFF

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ACCOUNTANCY

Associate Professor

$149,340.00

$0.00

$149,340.00

MANDEEP SINGH

Professor

$134,532.00

$14,718.00

$149,250.00

STEPHEN L. FRAZIER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY (CIO)

Senior Officer

$149,229.00

$0.00

$149,229.00

IRAJ KALANTARI

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF MATHEMATICS

Professor

$149,049.00

$0.00

$149,049.00

SHARON A. EVANS

ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLL. OF FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION

Other Administrator

$148,896.00

$0.00

$148,896.00

JAMES L. PATTERSON

ASST DEAN, QC COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Other Administrator

$146,928.00

$0.00

$146,928.00

CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS MERRETT

DIRECTOR, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR RURAL AFFAIRS

Unit Director

$146,904.00

$0.00

$146,904.00

PETER L. CALENGAS

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF GEOLOGY

Professor

$146,808.00

$0.00

$146,808.00

TEJ K. KAUL

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ECONOMICS

Professor

$144,888.00

$0.00

$144,888.00

P LEA MONAHAN

DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF NURSING

Professor

$144,732.00

$0.00

$144,732.00

NANCY PAGE PARSONS

ASSOCIATE PROVOST & ASSOCIATE VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Senior Officer

$144,717.00

$0.00

$144,717.00

IN LEE

Professor

$118,737.00

$25,960.00

$144,697.00

MARK S. BOLEY

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF PHYSICS

Professor

$143,172.00

$0.00

$143,172.00

MICHAEL G. LORENZEN

DEAN, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Other Administrator

$142,800.00

$0.00

$142,800.00

MATTHEW J. BIERMAN

DIRECTOR, BUDGET

Unit Director

$126,166.00

$16,500.00

$142,666.00

DON T. JOHNSON

Professor

$129,357.00

$13,186.50

$142,543.50

CINDY J. DOOLEY

ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLL OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES

Other Administrator

$142,320.00

$0.00

$142,320.00

CARLA PACIOTTO

Professor

$97,866.00

$44,196.50

$142,062.50

GLORIA ANN DELANY-BARMANN

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ED LDRSHP & INTERDISC STUDIES

Professor

$119,596.50

$22,270.83

$141,867.33

RONALD C. WILLIAMS

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT

Senior Officer

$140,156.84

$0.00

$140,156.84

DENNIS M. DEVOLDER

DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES

Professor

$140,100.00

$0.00

$140,100.00

SOON SUK YOON

Professor

$130,059.00

$10,000.00

$140,059.00

RUTH MARIE KELLY

Professor

$109,053.00

$30,724.00

$139,777.00

KAREN LEE SEARS

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Professor

$138,936.00

$0.00

$138,936.00

JEANNE D. STIERMAN

ASSISTANT DEAN FOR LIBRARY OPERATIONS

Other Administrator

$138,864.00

$0.00

$138,864.00

WINTHROP B. PHIPPEN

Professor

$133,081.50

$4,128.00

$137,209.50

JOHN F. WOZNIAK

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Professor

$136,980.00

$0.00

$136,980.00

KENNETH WAYNE DURKIN

Professor

$136,932.00

$0.00

$136,932.00

ANDREW J. BAKER

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Professor

$135,312.00

$1,594.00

$136,906.00

HOYET H. HEMPHILL

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECH & TELECOMM

Professor

$136,836.00

$0.00

$136,836.00

ROSE MARIE MCCONNELL

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF CHEMISTRY

Professor

$135,984.00

$0.00

$135,984.00

PEPPI MICHELLE KENNY

Professor

$122,409.00

$13,383.50

$135,792.50

STEVEN M. ROCK

Professor

$118,458.00

$17,289.89

$135,747.89

LORETTE SONIA ODEN

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF HEALTH SCIENCES & SOCIAL WORK

Professor

$135,660.00

$0.00

$135,660.00

LORI BAKER-SPERRY

Professor

$93,114.00

$42,285.40

$135,399.40

DANIEL GENE YODER

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF REC, PARK AND TOURISM ADMIN

Professor

$135,372.00

$0.00

$135,372.00

RUSSELL EDWARD MORGAN

ASSOCIATE PROVOST & ASSOCIATE VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Senior Officer

$134,966.00

$0.00

$134,966.00

CHANDRA S. AMARAVADI

Professor

$121,104.00

$13,192.00

$134,296.00

CLAYTON RAY DIEZ

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Professor

$133,236.00

$0.00

$133,236.00

MICHAEL L. MCGOWAN

Professor

$118,035.00

$15,161.00

$133,196.00

RICHARD J. HARDY

DIRECTOR, ILLINOIS CENTENNIAL HONORS COLLEGE

Unit Director

$130,560.00

$0.00

$130,560.00

RICHARD W. CARTER

DIR, DISTANCE LEARNING, INT'L STUDIES, & OUTREACH

Unit Director

$130,056.00

$0.00

$130,056.00

TRACY L. DAVIS

Professor

$114,240.00

$15,219.00

$129,459.00

HUISHAN WAN

Assistant Professor

$121,896.00

$7,500.00

$129,396.00

SUSAN MARIE STEWART

Professor

$115,704.00

$13,628.00

$129,332.00

JILL JOLINE MYERS

DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT & JUSTICE ADMI

Professor

$126,023.37

$2,779.09

$128,802.46

AIMEE DUNN SHOUSE

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF WOMEN'S STUDIES

Professor

$127,668.00

$1,000.00

$128,668.00

JAMES A. RABCHUK

ASSISTANT DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Other Administrator

$128,424.00

$0.00

$128,424.00

PETER JORGENSEN

CHAIRPERSON, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

Professor

$127,788.00

$500.00

$128,288.00

TAMMIE L. WALKER

Professor

$119,794.50

$8,278.51

$128,073.01

GREGORY P. MONTALVO JR

Professor

$116,319.00

$11,360.00

$127,679.00

KEITH A. BOECKELMAN

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Professor

$127,524.00

$0.00

$127,524.00

SCOTT A. COKER

DIRECTOR, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Unit Director

$126,684.00

$0.00

$126,684.00

ZHIQIANG YAN

Associate Professor

$115,938.00

$10,421.00

$126,359.00

BYOUNG J. LEE

Professor

$113,526.00

$12,614.00

$126,140.00

CHARLES A. WRIGHT

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF ART

Professor

$125,940.00

$0.00

$125,940.00

KATHARINE A. PAWELKO

Professor

$112,725.00

$12,812.00

$125,537.00

GORDON PETTIT

CHAIRPERSON, DEPT OF PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS ST.

Professor

$125,520.00

$0.00

$125,520.00

JOSEPH J. DOBSON

Professor

$114,768.00

$10,696.00

$125,464.00

HONGBOK LEE

Professor

$120,924.00

$4,412.50

$125,336.50

SUMESH J. PHILIP

Associate Professor

$102,303.00

$22,511.00

$124,814.00

AMY PATRICK MOSSMAN

Professor

$124,584.00

$0.00

$124,584.00

JAMES CLAYTON STEGALL

Professor

$123,072.50

$800.00

$123,872.50

JAMES ALAN SCHMIDT

ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Other Administrator

$122,952.00

$0.00

$122,952.00

MARTIN J. MASKARINEC

Professor

$120,537.00

$2,000.00

$122,537.00

ROGER L. SADLER

Professor

$107,478.00

$14,824.00

$122,302.00

KATRINA M. DAYTNER

ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLL OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES

Other Administrator

$122,004.00

$0.00

$122,004.00

THOMAS J. CODY

Professor

$107,640.00

$14,160.00

$121,800.00

WILLIAM J. POLLEY

ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Other Administrator

$121,536.00

$0.00

$121,536.00

KYLE RICHARD MAYBORN

ASSOCIATE DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Other Administrator

$121,407.00

$0.00

$121,407.00

MARY M. JENSEN

Professor

$114,885.00

$6,382.00

$121,267.00

H JON JONES

Professor

$109,107.00

$11,989.00

$121,096.00

D DIANE SANDAGE

Associate Professor

$79,956.00

$41,086.71

$121,042.71

DOUGLAS J. MARCH

Professor

$108,954.00

$11,987.00

$120,941.00

LESLIE ALLISON MELIM

Professor

$101,412.00

$19,428.00

$120,840.00

TARA NUSSMAN WESTERHOLD

Associate Professor

$88,128.00

$32,472.00

$120,600.00

DANIEL A. ROMANO

DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

Unit Director

$120,456.00

$0.00

$120,456.00

MICHAEL ANTHONY ROMANO

Professor

$113,643.00

$6,189.00

$119,832.00

STEVEN C. HUNT

Associate Professor

$113,562.00

$6,101.00

$119,663.00

SHENGMING TANG

Professor

$107,802.00

$11,777.00

$119,579.00

LLOYD C. KILMER

ASSISTANT DEAN, COLLEGE OF ED & HUMAN SERV - QC

Other Administrator

$119,040.00

$0.00

$119,040.00

MIKHAIL V. GRACHEV

Professor

$111,951.00

$6,219.50

$118,170.50

EUGENE W. MATHES

Professor

$117,963.00

$0.00

$117,963.00

KA SING MAN

Professor

$106,128.00

$11,792.00

$117,920.00

LEAUNDA S. HEMPHILL

Professor

$97,830.00

$19,970.00

$117,800.00

LORAN D. ERDMANN

Professor

$109,287.00

$8,469.00

$117,756.00

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